Eyebrush



Jan, 13. 1925. 1,523,250

A. D. BORING E YEBBUSH Filed March 5', 1924 @new-A,

CFL

Patented jan. i3, i925.

.ALLEN D. BORING, OF LAKELAND,

ne' Y aan FLOR-IDA.

EYEBRUSH.

Application led March 3, 1924. Serial No. 696,648.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, ALLEN D. BoRlNG, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lakeland, in the county of Polk and State of Florida, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyebrushes; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple andinexpensive, yet an elhcient device which will quickly and easily removecinders and the like from the human eye, provision being preferably madewhereby the device may be used normally as a watch charm, so that itwill always be in readiness for use to remove cinders or other foreignmatter.

With the foregoing in. View, the invention resides in the novel subjectmatter hereinafter described and claimed, the description beingsupplemented by the accompanying` drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation partly Vin section showing the cap in placeover the lament which is used in removing` cinders and the like.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Fig. l, but illustrating the cap removedso that the device can be used.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing more particularly themanner of mounting the lament.

Figures 4 and 5 are transverse sectional views as indicated by lines 4 4and 5-5 of Fig. 3.

In the drawing above briefly described,

the numeral l designates an elongated tube preferably formed of metaland having one Closed end 2, while its other end is open. A hair,bristle, or other filament 3 is bent into the form of a loop and theends thereof are inserted into the open end of the tube l. Then, a plug4 of cork or other desired material, is forced into the open end of thetube to frictionally hold the ends of the filament against the tubewalls. Thus, by grasping` the tube, it will be seen that the filament 3may be manipulated in a very convenient manner for removing a cinder orthe like from the eye.

If desired, the plug 4 may be much shorter than the tube l, so as toleave a space 5 between said plug and the closed end 2 of Said tube. Oneor both of the ends of the filament 3 may extend inwardly of the plug 4and be bent and housed in the space 5, so as to always have a surplus 6of filament on hand, in case the loop should become broken.

I have shown an elongated tubular cap 7 for the filament 3, said caphaving a closed end 8 and an open end, the latter being adapted toreceive one end portion of the tube l, the insertion of the latter beinglimited by a rib or the like 9. For connecting` the tube and cap in amanner to permit them to be readily detached, I have shown project-ingstuds l0 on the tube l which are receivable in bayonet slots ll in a cap7. The closed end 8 of this cap is preferably provided with an eye orthe like 12, by means of which it may be attached to a watch chain or toother desired supports, so that it may be conveniently carried andaccessible for use whenever desired.

As excellent results are obtainable from the details disclosed, they arepreferably followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed,numerous changes may be made.

I claim:

l. A device for removing cinders and the like from eyes, comprising anelongated handle-forming tube open at one end and closed at its otherend, a flexible filament bent into the form of a loop and having itsends in* serted into the open end of said tube, and a relatively shortplug in said open end of the tube frictionally holding the ends of saidlilament against the tube wall.

2. A device for removing cinders and the like from eyes, comprising anelongated handle-forming tube open at one end and closed at its otherend, a flexible filamenti bent into the form of a loop and having itsends inserted into the open end of said tube, a plug in said tubefrictionally holding the ends of said filament, and a tubular capnormally fitting over said filament and part 0f said tube, said tube andcap having' a readily releasable connection with each other, said caphaving an eye for attaching it to a watch cha-in or other support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto atlixed my signature.

ALLEN D. BORING.

